“We do not agree to participate in any area where there are American strikes. We will place full responsibility on the American administration for any strike that happens under the guise of being a mistake.”Samia Nakhoul, “Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State,” Reuters, July 28, 2015, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-khazali-idUSKCN0Q22ED20150728.

“[T]he American project is trying at least to limit the presence of the Hashid Shaabi [Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units] to the borders of Fallujah and not reach Ramadi. This is the magnitude of the pressure from the American leadership now on the Iraqi prime minister.”Samia Nakhoul, “Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State,” Reuters, July 28, 2015, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-khazali-idUSKCN0Q22ED20150728.

Excerpt of a poem written while he was incarcerated:

“With tearful sincerity, Adam Dandach, AKA Al-Fadi (The Sacrificer)”Theresa Walker, “'Naive' or a wannabe terrorist? Read some of the letters, poems of O.C. man accused of supporting ISIS,” Orange County Register, March 23, 2015, http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dandach-655150-poem-register.html.

Excerpt of a poem written while he was incarcerated:

“Satirical blasphemy aimed at the Prophet of truth
Hateful demonization, Portraying a distorted presentation
Spark the flame & you have ignited the inferno”Theresa Walker, “'Naive' or a wannabe terrorist? Read some of the letters, poems of O.C. man accused of supporting ISIS,” Orange County Register, March 23, 2015, http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dandach-655150-poem-register.html.

Excerpt of a poem written while he was incarcerated:

“Rot in a grave of fire, right where you belong. 
Je suie Al-Qaeda, leaving another scar.”Theresa Walker, “'Naive' or a wannabe terrorist? Read some of the letters, poems of O.C. man accused of supporting ISIS,” Orange County Register, March 23, 2015, http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dandach-655150-poem-register.html.

Excerpt of a poem written while he was incarcerated:

“I live my life alone; nobody sees my tears. 
I’m a stranger here; my pleas fall on deaf ears.”Theresa Walker, “'Naive' or a wannabe terrorist? Read some of the letters, poems of O.C. man accused of supporting ISIS,” Orange County Register, March 23, 2015, http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dandach-655150-poem-register.html.

Excerpt of a poem written while he was incarcerated:

“Oh, you hateful fiends! 
Know that revenge will come
You’re standing in front of the One (God)
A punishment in a fiery sea
Of carnage and blazing agony”Theresa Walker, “'Naive' or a wannabe terrorist? Read some of the letters, poems of O.C. man accused of supporting ISIS,” Orange County Register, March 23, 2015, http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dandach-655150-poem-register.html.

Excerpt of a poem written while he was incarcerated:

“Captivity in the hands of our enemy
The crusaders of Iblis [Satan]
The worst adversaries
The masters of treachery
The wolves of the century!”Theresa Walker, “'Naive' or a wannabe terrorist? Read some of the letters, poems of O.C. man accused of supporting ISIS,” Orange County Register, March 23, 2015, http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dandach-655150-poem-register.html.

Excerpt of a poem written while he was incarcerated:

“Je suie Al-Qaeda.”Theresa Walker, “'Naive' or a wannabe terrorist? Read some of the letters, poems of O.C. man accused of supporting ISIS,” Orange County Register, March 23, 2015, http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dandach-655150-poem-register.html.

In a recorded conversation with FBI informant:

“The American identity is dead. Even if I get caught, I’m whatever… I’m through with America. Burn my ID.”United States of America v. Hamza Naj Ahmed et al., Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint and Arrest Warrants (D. Minn. 2015), http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/04/20/farah_et_al_criminal_complaint.pdf.